Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-13
HOME AFFAIRS.
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH A
COLORADO OUTLAW.
Doubly Fatal BIunder in Missouri
Lives Lost at Sea-A Feather
weight Fight-Etc.
ESPECIAL DIsPArcHEs TO THE RnooaD-uS1oN.l
DESPERATE OUTLAWS.
Eioody Work Between Desperadoes and
Colorado Officers


DENVER, December 12th-About 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Cav Hollings-
worth, Deputy Sheriff of Araphoe county,
and brother OF Under Sheriff Frank
Hoillngsworth, was shot and instantly
Killed by Newton GVorce, desperate
VINO was being pursued by a Sheriff's
posse since the fight with officers at Deer
Trail last Thursday, when he dangerously
wounded Deputy Sheriff Cantley Vorce
has been riding from one ranch to another
to elude the officers. Yesterday morning
they located him in dugout situated on a
side-hllf within few feet of Muddy
creek, on the l.. Fl. c. ranch near here.
The officers, composed of Frank and Cav
He.l9gsworth, George Lynds, Maulden
ana cowboy from Deer Trail, approached
the cabin, but were warned off by Vorce,
who called cut to them to keep away.
Frank Hollingsworth called on Vorce to
come out and surrender, but the outlaw
remained silent. When the men ap-
preached the dugOut he would call to them
to " look out" and they did SO. 1t was
determined to wait for darkness and then
make the attack.
SURROUNDING THE STRONGHOLD.
At o'clock the officers gathered about
the house and advanced slowly, circling it.
and with their weapons drawn ready for
use. The desperate gave no sign of being
aware OF their approach. When they had
approached within twenty feet of the dug
out there was noise on the south side of
it, and the one which Gay Hollingsworth
was guarding. He saw rustic of the dead
leaves and mud over one of the chinks in
the side of the house, and moment later
there was report of a rifle and
THE BRAVE DEPUTY FELL
To the ground with mortal wound in the
body. The other deputies ran around the
hill, and lifting the PROSTATE man bore him
to distance safely. They attempted to
revive him, but after few short gasps he
died. As the outlaw fired the deputy re-
turned it. The desperate did not show
himself at all.
RETURNING TO THE ATTACK.
Word was Immediately sent to Denver
tor assistance and several officers left this
afternoon for the scene of trouble, with in
structions to take the outlaw, dead or alive.
Ii impossible to induce him to surrender,
an effort will be made to burn him out.
Frank Hollingsworth arrived here this
evening with his brothers body, which
will be shipped to Browning, H., to-mor-
row. He says that Vorce is provided with
ammunition and provisions and saws he
will never be taken alive. Just before he
left the ranch man named Frost came out
and started towards toxn He was cap
tured, and said that during the fight yester-
day afternoon VOrce had his thigh badly
shattered with Winchester ball, and was
unable TO stand, and he was going for 2 sur
geon. He also said that Vorce had four
companions in the dugout, who would
stand by him to the last.
LATER-voRcE ESCAPES.
DENVER, December 12th.-A Ne,os Co.
roma special says: A cowboy has just arrived
from the L. Ii. C. Ranch and SAYS that
Vorce was not wounded in the thigh, as re-
ported. Immediately after killing Hol-
lingsworth he mounted his horse and de-
parted in the darkness, going east, and is
in better shape to defy the officers than
ever. 1t is thought he has headed for New
MevicO